Tuesday, November 8, 2011

While the Buddha was sojourning through
the market town known as Kammãsa dhamma, in the Kuru country, he addressed the
Bhikkhus thus, "Bhikkhus, this is the one and only way for the
purification (of the minds) of beings, for overcoming sorrow and lamentation,
for the complete destruction of (physical) pain and (mental) distress, for
attainment of the noble (ariya) Magga, and for the realization of Nibbãna. That
(only way) is the practice of the four methods of steadfast Mindfulness
(Satipatthãna)."

These four Methods of steadfast
Mindfulness are the contemplation of the body, contemplation of feeling
(sensation), contemplation of the mind, and contemplation of the Dhamma, with
constant awareness.

Kãyãnupassanã (awareness of the Body) : Here the Bhikkhu
should either go to a forest, or beneath a tree, or to an empty, solitary place
and then sit cross-legged, keeping the body erect, and the mind alert and
awake. With constant awareness he inhales and with constant awareness he
exhales. This process is called Anãpãna-Sati.

Again he should be fully aware when he
is walking, sitting down, and standing up. Whatever position he is in, he
should be constantly aware of it, as it is.

Again he should constantly be aware when
he advances. He should be aware when he looks straight or sideways. He should
be fully aware when he contracts or straightens his arms and legs. He should be
constantly aware while defecating and urinating. In walking, standing up,
sitting down, lying, awakening from sleep, in talking, in keeping silent, and
doing such things, he should be fully aware of what he is doing.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

When the Buddha was dwelling at
Gijjhakuta in Rajagriha, Ajatasatru, the King of Magadha, sent his minister
Vassakara to the Blessed One for his council regarding the King’s intended
invasion of the Vajja country. The Buddha did not give any direct answer to the
minister but indirectly hinted at the invicibility of the Vajjis. This was on
the occasion of the preaching of seven invincible rules which were applicable
both to the cohesion of the Vajji Republic and the Sangha of the Bhikkhus.

The Buddha drew the attention of Ven.
Ananda to the seven invincible Virtues or Norms (Aparihaniya Dhammas) which the
Vijjis were possessed of. He further explained the five categories of these
Dhammas, each having seven-fold feature which the Bhikkhus are required to be
endowed with, also adding. One more category having six-fold feature. The
possession of these Dhammas, the Buddha said, would lead them to their
furtherance, not to their fall.

Therefrom the Buddha went to
Ambalatthika garden. There, too, he taught, as in Rajagriha, the fruits and
merits of conduct (Sila), meditation(Samadhi) and Wisdom (Prajna), which would
influence and completely relieve the mind from defilements.

Thereupon the Buddha went from Rajagriha
to Ambalatthika garden, where he preached a sermon to the Bhikkhus on the
merits of a moral life and the failings of an immoral one, culminating in the
final precept.

From there, the Buddha came over to the
mango-grave of Pavarika at Nalanda. There, Venerable Sariputta appoached him
and proclaimed with a lion’s roar that there was none other than the Blessed
One who is endowed with the graduated knowledge concerning Enlightenment. He
however admitted that he had said so not entirely on the basis of the knowledge
which is obtained by inference, but from personal experience.

From Nalanda the Buddha went to
Pataligama. There he preached to all his disciples five defects of an immoral
life and five qualities of a moral one. At that time, Sunidha and Vassakara,
the chief ministers of Magadha were building a fortress at Pataligama in order
to prevent the Vajjis from encroachment. They invited the Buddha and his
disciples for meals at their residence. After the meals, they followed him and
named the gate through which he passed on as the ‘Gotama Gate’ and the ford on
which he crossed the Ganges the ‘Gotama Tirtha.’

Reaching the other side of the Ganges,
the Buddha stayed at Kotigama. There he preached on the importance of the four
noble truths, due to the ignorance of which one reverts to the round of
rebirths. Due to knowledge of these four truths, one attains liberation from
the bondage of the world of rebirths.

From Kotigama the Buddha came to Natika
village. There he told of the destiny of the bhikkhus, bhikkhunies and other
lay disciples who had already passed to the other world. These destiny are said
to be situated in the other world, where the departed ones dwell after their
decease from this material world. He was evidently tired of talking about such
abodes of his departed disciples and hence preaches the mirror of Dhamma, which
would enable anyone, desirous of knowing the abodes of the departed ones in the
other world, to know such abodes by themselves.

Such destiny chiefly are those of hell,
those of beasts, those of spirits (Petas) and those of the lower and higher
stages. These categories of abodes in the next world after one’s decease shows
that these abodes fall under varied stages of development or degradation. By
this mirror of Dhamma one may also know if one has reached a stage
towards enlightenment.

The Buddha went from Natika to Vesali.
There he preached on the topic of memory and comprehension of movement.
Ambapali, the courtesan of the city of Vesali, invited the Buddha with the
entire Sangha for a grand dinner the next day. The Buddha accepted it. The
nobles of Vesali offered her millions of rupees, if she would sell this
opportunity to them, but she would not do so for any price. She donated her
mango grove to the Buddha and his Sangha.

Tipitaka Mingun Sayadawgyi

Mahagandarum Sayadaw Ashin Janaka

Pa Auk Sayadawgyi

VEN.PUNNAVAMSA (Ph.D Thesis)

VEN.PUNNAVAMSA (M.A)

Nothing Life Essential

No man is essential in this very life;And no being is not essential in this very life;Between the two is nothing stars;Who you are giving in this very life;Then who thy’re taking in this very life;The twice are nothing stars,Nothing is the end of life essential.

Composed By Rev.Punnavamsa

တကၠသုိလ္ျမတ္မင္း

Disciplines of the rule of mathod as following items

1. Beautiful mind is first2. The Discipline is second3. Healthy is third4. Cleaning is fourth5. Preparing clothe is fifth6. Clearly dwelling is sixth7. Ability to talk well is seventh8. Following rule is eight9. Rule of discipline is nine10. Education is ten

If you are following the rule and regulation, they will be high of great in this world.